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How To Make Crackers From Scratch: Easy Recipes for Home Made Hors D’oeuvres

Easy. That’s a word you need more of when you are trying to entertain. No matter if it’s the holidays, a football crowd, or a special occasion.

Crackers are no longer just the plain old saltines you find in a box at the grocery store. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and flavors. Think of the bragging rights you will earn and all of the praise you will receive from family and friends when you tell them that the tender, flaky and delicious morsels they are eating didn’t come from a specialty store; you made them yourself.

The following recipes all bake at the same temperature and for about the same length of time. This means you can bake up several batches of crackers one right after the other with little effort and no worries about changing oven temperature.

Rye Crackers:

Ingredients:

1 1/2c rye flour

1/2 tsp salt

3 tbsp butter

1 1/2 tbsp caraway seed

1/4 to 1/3c water

Mixing instructions:

Using a food processor ; pulse flour, salt and butter together until flour holds together. (or use a pastry cutter)

Remove batter from processor and place it in a mixing bowl

Add the seeds and enough water to incorporate but don’t make the batter sticky. You can mix the dough with your hands or a wooden spoon

Lightly flour your workspace (a large cutting board or tabletop will do just fine)

Roll dough out with rolling pin to about 1/4″ thickness

Flour a cookie sheet with rye flour or fine cornmeal

Place dough on cookie sheet and score dough with a knife or pizza cutter